Iraq - An Overview
Gavin Jones, Partner with Upper Quartile,writing for The EIC Iraq is fast becoming the engine for the oil and gas industry and is likely to hold this position for the next 10 years at least. I hope...
View ArticleBaghdad Trade and Catalogue Show, 20th June 2010
There is a real buzz in the air about the forthcoming Baghdad Catalogue Show; taking place in Iraq this unique event will discuss the key challenges and opportunities in the oil & gas skills and...
View ArticleOil Skills in Iraq ...... 2010 and beyond
“This will be a strategic meeting to review energy skills and training requirements in Iraq and how these can be supported using the GetEnergy Events and GetEnergy Bridge software system as a platform”...
View Article6,000 Subscribers and Counting
As the new Iraqi parliament remained deadlocked on the formation of a new government, frustrated Iraqis took to the summer streets in protest at the government's failure to provide an adequate and...
View ArticleThe Business of Business is Business
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his main rival for the top position, Ayad Allawi, met on Tuesday to discuss a resolution to the ongoing parliamentary stalemate. This was only the second meeting...
View ArticleSuccessful Baghdad Trade Show
More than 120 companies and almost 100 Iraqi business and government representatives participated in a catalogue show in Baghdad on Sunday the 20th June. The event was managed and organised by Upper...
View ArticleIraq's Risks and Rewards
The visit to Iraq last weekend by US Vice-President, Joseph Biden, may help to accelerate the process of forming the next government, but the frustrating delays in reaching an agreement highlight the...
View ArticleBefore It's Too Late ...
Markets hate uncertainty, but history has shown us that times of uncertainty create the greatest opportunities. Warren Buffett's famous saying, “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when...
View ArticleUpper Quartile and G4S Catalogue Show
Sunday 20th of June 2010, there was a real buzz in downtown Baghdad. Iraqi businessmen queued for hours to get through the security checks for the chance to discover American or British companies that...
View ArticleIraq, The 'Awakening Economic Giant'
The Financial Times ran an article on Wednesday by Farouk Soussa, Citigroup’s Chief Economist for the Middle East. While we're all used to hearing the statistics and projections, Mr Soussa gave us a...
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Interview with Gavin Jones on Radio Dijla
Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile, was recently interviewed by Iraq's Radio Dijla. The full transcript is shown below: Radio Dijla: How do...
View ArticleIraq - The Model ….. for Democracy and Private Sector Development
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. "Something we could not have predicted five months ago is that Iraq would emerge as the most advanced...
View ArticleMaliki - re-packaging, re-aligning or just hanging on in there
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticlePractical Lessons in Selling to the Iraqi South Oil Company
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticleWill they, won’t they ……. US Troops in Iraq
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticleAberdeen City Council to Encourage Energy Investment in Iraq
Aberdeen City Council has announced a new initiative to encourage North-east companies to explore business opportunities in Iraq. Upper Quartile, an Edinburgh-based economic development consultancy,...
View ArticleWhere’s Vince ...
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticleAberdeen Business Seminar will Focus on Iraq Investment Opportunities
Aberdeen companies looking to the Iraq energy sector for business opportunities are invited to sign up for a free seminar hosted by the City Council. The Opportunity Iraq Seminar on Thursday, 17...
View ArticleUpper Quartile Runs Seminar on Opportunities in Iraq
In a bid to encourage firms to develop a presence in the Middle Eastern state of Iraq, Upper Quartile, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council’s International Trade and Investment team, held a...
View ArticleTime to Keep your Head Down in Iraq
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticleOpportunity Iraq Seminar
Businesses considering entering the Iraqi market are being offered a second free seminar, to explore further the considerations for operating in Iraq. The second of a series of “Opportunity Iraq”...
View ArticleIraq – the Opportunity and the Problem
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of...
View ArticleMinister Criticises Security and Insurance Companies
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. Without doubt the security situation has improved significantly since I was last in Iraq, and made great...
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